Best Schools in Windsor

How many schools are there in Windsor?

Windsor has 27 open schools: 15 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Windsor are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Windsor were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Green Room School, Cranbourne Primary School and The Lawns Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 22 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The Green Room SchoolCranbourne Primary SchoolThe Lawns Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Windsor get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Windsor with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Windsor Girls' School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.3 and 47% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Windsor Boys' School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48 and 54% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Windsor Girls' SchoolThe Windsor Boys' School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Windsor?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Windsor selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Windsor have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Windsor have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Windsor?

Apply to your council - Windsor and Maidenhead or Bracknell Forest, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.